Roll of Honor
Leo G Davis
Incident
Correctional Officer Leo Davis was stabbed to death at San Quentin State Prison while guarding a prisoner who was a witness to the murder of Officer William Shull the previous year at Soledad Prison. Officer Davis was guarding the door to the prisoner's hospital cell when he was attacked and stabbed by two inmates who were attempting to gain access to the cell to murder the other prisoner. The suspects were convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life on June 21, 1973. Officer Shull was stabbed to death on July 23, 1970, and Officer John Mills was beaten to death on January 16, 1970, in retaliation for an earlier incident in which three prisoners were shot and killed during a courtyard riot. Correctional Officer Davis had served with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for five years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and four children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Correctional Officer Davis gave the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of California. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Officer Davis.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Correctional Officer Leo G Davis is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 53 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, 30 of 42 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 71.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Leo G Davis's cause is highlighted.
How Leo G Davis Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Leo G Davis is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Leo G Davis was killed by edged weapon.
Incident Location
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